PITTSBURGH, PA —
OSHA Inspection: BIG LOTS STORES INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BIG LOTS STORES INC. in 11628 PENN HILLS DRIVE STORE #1478, PITTSBURGH, PA 15235 (NAICS 448140). OSHA activity number 342015385.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BIG LOTS STORES INC.
- Site address
- 11628 PENN HILLS DRIVE STORE #1478
- City
- PITTSBURGH
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15235
- Mailing
- 11628 PENN HILLS DRIVE STORE #1478, PITTSBURGH, PA 15235
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 448140
- Employees
- 32
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A02
- Issued
- Mar 27, 2017
- Abate by
- Apr 13, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $8,690 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): One or more methods of machine guarding were not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. The guard affixed to the machine offered an accident hazard in itself: a) In the Warehouse; on or about January 6, 2017 - The safety gate affixed to the baler machine created a pinch point where a caught between hazard existed on the left side of the safety gate and latch. An employee operating the baler, amputated their pinky finger while pulling the rope attached to the handle of the safety gate closed on the baler.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8690
- — Z (S) $9054
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Mar 27, 2017
- Abate by
- Apr 10, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,432 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): The employer did not develop, document and utilize procedures to control potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment was not isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: a) In the Warehouse; on or about January 6, 2017- The employer did not develop or implement any energy control procedures for the baler equipment. Employees reached limbs inside the operating hydraulic baler to remove cardboard stuck from the edges.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5432
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342015385.
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